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Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Radio
The Mobile DJ MBA is a must-read for disc jockeys who are serious
about running a profitable enterprise. This vital reference guide
provides all of the know-how needed to gain a competitive edge.
Featuring contributions from 60 of the brightest minds in the
industry, the book offers expert advice, practical techniques and
creative strategies for success. Those who apply the information
within will undoubtedly multiply their income, reduce their
expenses and reap great rewards from their efforts.
Hold old did Jack Benny claim to be? What was Blondie's last name?
Cecil B. DeMille hosted what radio show? If you liked Mel Simons'
The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, you will LOVE The Old-Time Radio
Trivia Book II. Once again, Mel has extracted the best of
yesteryear and has delivered a book that will keep you engaged and
amazed for hours. See how well you remember tidbits about the likes
of Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Al Jolson, Eddie
Cantor and other radio icons. Take the quizzes yourself and then
see how well friends and family do. And while you're at it, you
will enjoy classic photos of radio stars, many of them autographed
to the author. Mel Simons is also a humorist, musician, radio
personality and popular lecturer whose programs include The Golden
Days of Radio, The Golden Days of Television, The Big Bands and The
Great Entertainers. Mel, a regular on WBZ radio, lives in Boston.
Let me say a few words about who should really take credit for this
book and the two volumes that will soon follow it. It all began
over twenty five years ago when I was looking for some way to
enhance my radio show which I called Life in the Past Lane. At the
time I was doing much the same thing that many others have done. I
was simply replaying radio shows of the past and talking about
them. I got to thinking about the many performers and technicians
who made them and were still around at that time. Why not call them
up, talk with them and then play the results on the air? To make a
long story short, I developed a sort of Hollywood and New York
underground and managed to get access to some hard to come by phone
numbers. Much to my surprise, those folks were all more than
willing to talk at length about their careers and their lives. It
went so well that I decided to expand the project and include
theatre, movies, early television and some fine musicians. The end
result was that, over a two year span I was able to record over
eighty extensive interviews with some of the people who made media
history. Therefore-they are the ones who wrote this book. All I did
was pull it together.
Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From
shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the
experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early
part of the past century. This three-volume set, researched and
compiled by author Keith D. Lee, features published radio listings
from Los Angeles from 1929 through 1954, for the four major
networks and their local Los Angeles affiliates. This is volume 1
of 3.
Kate Smith Speaks was the most listened-to program in daytime radio
during the 1940s. The mixture of folksy vignettes, news items, and
heartfelt editorials presented a slice of life on the home front.
Kate Smith was one of the three most popular female personalities
of the times, both as a vocalist and as a commentator. She liked
the informality of the "Speaks" broadcasts because it brought her
closer to her listeners. Travel back to the era before, during, and
after World War II through fifty actual scripts.
Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From
shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the
experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early
part of the past century. This three-volume set, researched and
compiled by author Keith D. Lee, features published radio listings
from Los Angeles from 1929 through 1954, for the four major
networks and their local Los Angeles affiliates. This is volume 2
of 3.
Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From
shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the
experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early
part of the past century. This three-volume set, researched and
compiled by author Keith D. Lee, features published radio listings
from Los Angeles from 1929 through 1954, for the four major
networks and their local Los Angeles affiliates. This is volume 3
of 3.
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